USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced an initiative to reduce the environmental impact of American farming. He stressed voluntary conservation incentives and efficiency improvements rather than regulation as he joins major farm groups in seeking to shape the public debate on agriculture and climate change.
Some 21 farm groups announced a coalition Wednesday on environmental sustainability.
Perdue set a goal of increasing farm production by 40% while cutting the “environmental footprint” in half by 2050.
The initiative includes goals such as a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030, a 30% cut in fertilizer run-off by 2050 and an overall “net reduction” in carbon emissions by 2050 “without regulatory overreach.”
Perdue also set a goal for biofuels such as ethanol to reach “market-driven blend rates” of 15% of U.S. transportation fuels by 2030 and 30% of transportation fuels by 2050.
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